Courses

Math courses offered at Alamance Community College

MAT 003 Transition Math
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MAT 010 Math Measurement and Literacy Support
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MAT 021 Algebra/Trigonometry 1 Support
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MAT 043 Quantitative Literacy Support
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MAT 052 Statistical Methods 1 Support
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MAT 071 Precalculus Algebra Support
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MAT 110 Mathematical Measurement
Course Prerequisites: DMA 010, DMA 020, and DMA 030 or Diagnostic test or SAT Math at least 500 or ACT Math at least 21
Who should take it? Students in specific programs, such as Medical Assisting, take MAT 110.  This is a non-transfer course.
Mat 110 Course Plan  
MAT 121 Algebra and Trigonometry I
Course Prerequisites: DMA 010, DMA 020, DMA 030, DMA 040, DMA 050 and DMA 060 or Diagnostic test or SAT Math at least 500 or ACT Math at least 21
Who should take it? Students in specific programs, such as Electronics, take MAT 121.  This is a non-transfer course.
MAT 121 Course Plan  
MAT 143 Quantitative Literacy
Course Prerequisites: DRE 098, DMA 010, DMA 020, DMA 030, DMA 040, and DMA 050 or Diagnostic test or SAT Math at least 500 or ACT Math at least 21
Who should take it? Students earning an AA degree who don’t want or need calculus.  MAT 143 counts as a General Education credit for the AA degree.  This is a transfer course.
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MAT 152 Statistical Methods I
Course Prerequisites: DRE 098, DMA 010, DMA 020, DMA 030, DMA 040, and DMA 050 or Diagnostic test or SAT Math at least 500 or ACT Math at least 21.
Who should take it? Students earning an AA/AS degree, pre-nursing students.  MAT 152 counts as a General Education credit for both the AA and AS degree. This is a transfer course.
MAT 152 Course Plan  
MAT 171 Precalculus Algebra
Course Prerequisites: DMA 010, DMA 020, DMA 030, DMA 040, DMA 050, DMA 060, DMA 070, and DMA 080 or Diagnostic test or SAT Math at least 500 or ACT Math at least 21
Who should take it? Students earning an AA/AS degree who want or need to take calculus.  MAT 171 counts as a General Education credit for both the AA and AS degree.  This is a transfer course.
MAT 171 Course Plan  
MAT 172 Precalculus Trigonometry
Course Prerequisites: MAT 171
Who should take it? Students earning an AA/AS degree who want or need to take calculus.  MAT 172 counts as a General Education credit for the AA and AS degree.  This is a transfer course.
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MAT 271 Calculus I
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  • MAT 172 or
  • A score of 2 or higher on the AP Calculus AB Exam or
  • A grade of C or higher in an AP Calculus course and an unweighted HS GPS of 3.0 or higher or
  • A score of 580 or higher on the SAT Math and a grade of C or higher in the NC Standard Course of Study Pre-Calculus course or an equivalent course from another state or
  • A score of 27 or higher on the ACT Math and a grade of C or higher in the NC Standard Course of Study Pre-Calculus course or an equivalent course from another state.
Who should take it? Students earning an AA/AS degree whose future major requires calculus.  MAT 271 counts as a General Education credit for the AA and AS degree.  This is a transfer course.
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MAT 272 Calculus II
Course Prerequisites: MAT 271
Who should take it? Students earning an AA/AS degree whose future major requires calculus.  MAT 272 counts as a General Education credit for the AA and AS degree.  This is a transfer course.
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MAT 273 Calculus III
Course Prerequisites: MAT 272
Who should take it? Students earning an AA/AS degree whose future major requires calculus. MAT 273 counts as a General Education credit for the AA and AS degree.  This is a transfer course.
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MAT 285 Differential Equations
Course Prerequisites: MAT 272
Who should take it? Students earning an AS degree who future major requires differential equations.  MAT 285 counts as an elective for the AA and AS degree.  This is a transfer course.
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Developmental Math Courses (discontinued after summer 2019)

DMA 010 Operations with Integers (no longer offered)
Course Prerequisites: Diagnostic test
Who should take it? Students needing a math class with DMA 010 as a prerequisite.  This is a 4 week developmental math course.
DMA 010 Course Plan  
DMA 020 Fractions and Decimals  (no longer offered)
Course Prerequisites: Mastery of DMA 010 exhibited by Diagnostic Test or successful completion of course
Who should take it? Students needing a math class with DMA 020 as a prerequisite.  This is a 4 week developmental math course.
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DMA 030 Proportions, Ratios, Rates, and Percents  (no longer offered)
Course Prerequisites: Mastery of DMA 010 and DMA 020 exhibited by Diagnostic Test or successful completion of courses
Who should take it? Students needing a math class with DMA 030 as a prerequisite.  This is a 4 week developmental math course.
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DMA 040 Expressions, Linear Equations and Inequalities  (no longer offered)
Course Prerequisites: Mastery of DMA 010, 020, and 030 exhibited by Diagnostic Test or successful completion of courses
Who should take it? Students needing a math class with DMA 040 as a prerequisite.  This is a 4 week developmental math course.
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DMA 050 Graphs and Equations of Lines  (no longer offered)
Course Prerequisites: Mastery of DMA 010, 020, 030 and 040 exhibited by Diagnostic Test or successful completion of courses.
Who should take it? Students needing a math class with DMA 050 as a prerequisite.  This is a 4 week developmental math course.
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DMA 060 Polynomials and Quadratic Applications  (no longer offered)
Course Prerequisites: Mastery of DMA 010, 020, 030, 040 and 050 exhibited by Diagnostic Test or successful completion of courses.
Who should take it? Students needing a math class with DMA 060 as a prerequisite. This is a 4 week developmental math course.
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DMS 001
 Development Math Shell 1  (no longer offered)
Course Prerequisites: A student must meet the prerequisites for the DMA course they hope to complete in DMS 001.
Who should take it? Students needing to complete DMA 010, 020, 030, 040, or 050 can enroll in this 8 week developmental math course.  Students will receive credit for one DMA course.
   
DMS 003
 Developmental Math Shell 3  (no longer offered)
Course Prerequisites: Mastery of DMA 010, 020, 030, 040, and 050 exhibited by Diagnostic Test or successful completion of courses.
Who should take it? Students needing a math class with DMA 060, 070, and 080 or DMA 065 as a prerequisite should enroll in this 16 week developmental math course.
DMS 003 Course plan